Kazakhstan: Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Kazakhstan's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) rose US$276.01 million on 2024 (from −US$161.3 million to US$114.71 million).

Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was −US$7.53 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.04 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$2.64 billion in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was US$2.11 billion in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Kazakhstan had the 36th highest value of the 103 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Kazakhstan in the 2025 ranking

• Costa Rica — 32nd of 103: US$178.96 million
• Croatia — 33rd of 103: US$155.51 million
• Estonia — 34th of 103: US$153.37 million
• Jamaica — 36th of 103: US$104.49 million
• Peru — 37th of 103: US$89.07 million
• Latvia — 38th of 103: US$86.24 million

What this measures

Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Limitations: Portfolio investors typically have less of a role in the decision making of the enterprise with potentially important implications for future flows and for the volatility of the price and volume of positions. Portfolio investment differs from other investment in that it provides a direct way to access financial markets, and thus it can provide liquidity and flexibility. It is associated with financial markets and with their specialized service providers, such as exchanges, dealers, and regulators. The nature of financial derivatives as instruments through which risk is traded in its own right in financial markets sets them apart from other types of investment.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 26 values

Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Albania — US$18.84 million (2025)
• Armenia — −US$4.57 million (2025)
• Austria — US$2.8 billion (2025)
• Azerbaijan — US$203,000 (2025)
• Belarus — US$69,827 (2025)
• Belgium — US$4.8 billion (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — −US$4,354 (2025)
• Bulgaria — −US$38.46 million (2025)
• Croatia — US$155.51 million (2025)
• Cyprus

More economic policy & debt data for Kazakhstan

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 3.26% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$11.25 billion (2021)
• Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$15.12 billion (2021)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$12.34 billion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) — 906.89 billion (2025)
• Industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$89.74 billion (2025)
• Industry, including construction, value added (constant LCU) — 6.82 trillion (2025)
• Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$143.89 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Kazakhstan's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)?

US$114.71 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 494.31% from US$19.3 million in 2000 (7.39% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.79 billion in 2006 and the lowest −US$1.52 billion in 2018.

How does Kazakhstan rank?

36th highest of 103 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) unusual for Kazakhstan?

In 2025, Kazakhstan's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) rose US$276.01 million on 2024 (from −US$161.3 million to US$114.71 million). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2024), the average change was −US$7.53 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.04 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.PEF.TOTL.CD.WD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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